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Tony Trischka and Bela Fleck are two of the most enjoyable banjo players i have ever heard. As i go back a long ways, when i first heard Tony, I thought his pickin was strange, and tho i saw value in his style i considered it too strange for me. Nowadays, playing his music, i see that he became the picker to reckon with, now the norm rather than the weirdo. Somewhere along the way Bela appeared, and in a similar groove. This disk in which they play solos, i cannot tell without looking which is Bela and which is Tony. I apply one rule, that whereas Bela seems to be more systematic and disciplined, Tony is one step beyond in uncharted territory. Not that one is better than the other. They are still the finest. Some of Tony's numbers are short, even sweet, but always tasteful, and Bela's, well, always exciting. The one shortcoming is in the groove count reflected in print. Killer Bees seems to have been included in the previous number, in which both pickers take part. (I cannot tell who does what). The count, from then on is therefore thrown off, which explains why Uncle Joe sounds like Bach and the Middle East like a Celtic Island. It's not because Bela was "Au Lait" and not quite awake yet. I love these numbers, all of them. Many people would not call it bluegrass, but i do. That's because i love bluegrass and Tony Triscka and Bela Fleck. I could not part with them or wrest them apart. But this banjo picking should appeal to many far afield of any pre-set preference. It's one of my most favorite of CD's.Read full review
great for anyone who likes progressive banjo
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